Push-car.



e. c. WORTMAN PUSH GAB.

APPLIOATIOH rn.nn um. 2a.'1eov.

Pate ten Jan. 5 1909.

G. c. WORTMAN.

PUSH GAR.

APPLIOATION IILED AUG. 20, 1907.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

s snnmssianm 2.

G. c. WORTMAN PUSH GAB.

APPLIOATION I'ILED AUG. 26, 1907. Patented Jan 5' 3 SHEETS-SHEE'I 3.

GEORGE e. WRTll/lAN, er WR2MAN; GBGRADO.

Specificalsion oi' Letters Patent.-

Palzentetl Jan. 5, 1900.

f'orni 6, ue tWo Stat1dzti*d 12 haVitig the gen- =screw shafts.

.nomical form of push car, the dumping cf a pi1ir 01 links 22. Eacli of these links is bent a1: 25 t forma a short inwar'dlyextending arm 26. By virtue of this zirrangemen'c, when the dumping bodies are in the upright or horizontal position, there 1 is a considerable space 27 upon the platforrn between the inner adjacent extremities of the two dumping bodies. This space forms ample room for the workmen engaged in manipulating the car bodies. The extrernity of each screw shaft 10 extending above the cross bar 15, is shaped to receive a crank handle 28 which is readily removable.

As shown in the drawing each car body is provided with a door 29 hinged at the top as shown at 30 and normally locked in the closed position by a spring catch 31. In order to dunm the car this door must be released from its catch whereby it is allowed t0 swing outwardly t0 the position shown at the right in Fig. 2.

The platform is provided beneath the inner extremiry of' each car With 21 sliort upright support 32 upon which the bottorn of the car rests when in its normal or horizontal position.

'When it is desired to tilt the car bodies t0 the dumping position, it is only necessary for the operator to rotate the screw shafts 10 in the proper direction, whereby the nuts 20 are caused to travel upwardly on the This upward travel of the nuts. carries the inner extremities of the links 22 with thern, whereby the car bodies are tilted as illustrated at the right of Fig. 2. After the dumping operation is complete, the car bodies may be restored 110 their normal position by reversing the movement 0f the screw shafts whereby the nuts 20 are caused to travel downwardly thereon.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 1, the structure is substantially similar to that shown in the other views, except that the dumping bodies are hinged to the opposite sides 0f the platform, the axes 0f their hinge pins extending parallel with the direction of the track er with the direction of the cars travel. By virtue of this construction, the car bodies may be dumped on opposite sides ofthe track. By virtue of my improved construction, cars rnay be constructed for purposes of dumping directly upon the track 0r at the sicle thereof as may be desired. The stationary platform equipped with my improved constnuction, constitutes an exceedingly simple and ecobodies beink quickly and easily operated in the manner heretofore explained.

rotated t0 cause the nut to travelthereon, thecar body is actuatecl, substantmlly as described.

2. The combination Wiih a stationary platform, 0f a car body tiltably mounted thereon, a vertically disposed screw shaft suitably journaled on the car, a nut mounted on the threaded portion of the shaft, and a suit-able connection between the nut and the car bocly above the bottom of the latter, whereby as the nut is caused to travel 0n the shaft, ths car body is actuated, substantially as descnbed.

3. The combination 'With the stationary frame work of a car, of a car body tiltably mountecl thereon, a vertically disposecl screw shaft journaled in the frame W0i'k, and a suitable connection between the screw shaft and the car body above the bottom 0f the latter, whereby as the shaft is rot-atecl, the ca]?- body is actuated for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with the stationaryframe work 0f a car, 0f a car bocly tiltably mounted thereon, a vertically disposed screw shaft journaled in the frame work, and a suitable c onnection between the screw shaft and the car body above the bottom of the latter, whereby as the shaft is rotated, the car body is actuated for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination With the stationary frame work of a car, of a cai body tiltably mounted thereon, upright supports mounted on the frame work, a transverse bar eonnecting these supports, a screw shaft journaled in the said bar, a nut mounted 0n the said shaft, and an angle link connecting the said nut With the car body above the botton1 of. the latter, substantially as described.

6. The combination with the stationary frame work 0f a car, of a screw shaft journaled therein, a nut mouriteol on the shaft, a car body tiltably mounted on the platform, and a pair 0f links connecting the nut With the car body above the bottom of the latter, substantially as clescribed.

7. The combination With the stationary frame work 0f a car, of tw0 car bodies tiltably mounted thereon, screw shafts journaled in the frame work, a nut mounted 0n each screw shaft, a link connection between each nut and one of the car bodies above the bottom 0f the latter, whereby as the shaft is rotated and the nut is caused to travel tl1ereon, the car bodies Will be actuated, subthe respective car bodies above the bottom of stantially as described. the latter, whereby as the shafts are turned 8. The combination with the stationary the car bodies Will be actuated, substantially platform 0f a car, oftwo car bodies tiltab]y as described.

5 mounted thereon and arranged end 130 end, In testimony whereof I affix my signature 15 a space being left on the platform between in presence of tw0 witnesses. the inner extrernities of the two car bodies, GEORGE C. WORTMAN. screw shafts suitably journaled and occupy- Witnesses: ing a position in the said space, and a suit- DENA NELSON,

10 able connection between the screw shafts and A. J. OBRIEN. 

